<HTML>PERMANENT - STATUS ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PERMANENT EMPLOYEES MAY APPLY Position: Supervisory Park Ranger, GS-0025-11 Vacancy Announcement: YOSE-03-33-IK-MPP Closing: 01-16-03 Description: Division of Visitor Protection, Operations Branch, Tuolumne Meadows and Wawona. ***************************** Position: Park Ranger, GS-0025-05/07/09 Vacancy Announcement: YOSE-03-31-IK-Mby eeek - General Discussion
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<HTML>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 430 AM PST WED DEC 18 2002 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THURSDby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>MONO- 300 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2002 ...WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... A STRONG STORM FROM THE PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE ABOUT 6000 FEET. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED AREAS AT UPPER ELEVATIONS. AVOID TRAVEL Aby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The Sierra Nevada Wilderness Education Project and WildLink are offering student scholarships for the 2003 Yosemite Literary Conference in Yosemite National Park. Focusing on the American West, a distinguished group of writers, publishers, artists, photographers, and scientists will participate in this year's conference. Interested high school and college students are encouraged toby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>I would expect at least some snow above 7000 feet. More in shady areas of course.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The last Fire Fall was on January 25, 1968.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite got 11.6 inches of rain at its south entrance station during last weekend's storm. The Valley got almost 7 inches.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Both Tioga and Glacier Point roads remain closed at this time due to icy conditions.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Tioga road closed yesterday at 5 pm due to the approaching winter storm.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The aspen on the east side of the Sierra are glorious right now. If you can take the time, I strongly recommend driving up to Mammoth Lakes and beyond.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The Lower Yosemite Fall Trail will be closed at the viewing bridge to the NPS housing area from Oct. 16-Dec. 2.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The gas station in Tuolumne Meadows will close for season on October 10th.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
Note: for the current fire, go to http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?f=1&i=5203&t=5203 The Gin Flat Prescribed Fire was ignited on Thursday, Oct. 3 The safety message continues! Please advise and caution all park visitors and employees to slow down and travel slowly on the Tioga Road. Smoke between Crane Flat and White Wolf Lodge has, at times, reduced visibility. It has hamperby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Tioga and Sonora Passes are closed due to snow.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Incident: 0011 Type: Weather Condition Location: BICC Map Page: Info as of: 10/1/2002 2:04:44 PM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 12:40PM - 71-53 ADVS SNOW FALLING IN AND JNO MAMMOTH - SNOW STICKING TO RDWY - 1039 DOT 11:21AM - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TEHACHAPI/MOJAVE AREA UNTIL 2100 THIS DAY 6:04AM - 1039 CT WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND ADVISORY 6:01AM - SNOWby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Park Seeks Information from Employees and Visitors A search has been initiated for missing hiker Walter H. Reinhard. He is 66-years-old, 5'8", 145 pounds, blue eyes, balding, longish brown hair, fair complexion and no facial hair. Mr. Reinhard's car was found at the White Wolf trailhead on Sept. 30. It is likely that he started a day hike from there around Sept. 20. He may haveby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Public comments can be made on the follow Yosemite projects: Campus Development -- The Yosemite Institute seeks to expand its campus located at Crane Flat. Comments are being accept through November 14th. Yosemite Lodge Area -- Camp 4 redesign, Yosemite Lodge redevelopment, and a relocation of Northside Drive. Comments accepted through October 26th. Curry Village and Campgrounds -by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Wawona Roads crew will be overlaying on the Wawona Road at Grouse Creek and Rail Creek from Sept. 30-Oct. 3. There will be some delays.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The Half Dome Trail work is completed to the point that only short delays from 15-30 minutes may be experienced at the shoulder just below the cables. The delays are for visitor and trail crew safety while the work on the trail comes to completion. The last day the cables will be up will be on Monday, Oct. 14, unless unpredicted weather conditions force an earlier removal. (R.Santos)&by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>On Thursday, Sept. 12, Sara Grove, Marci Jones and Karen Vaughn from the Vegetation Management Program, Resources Management, discovered the tree form of Tanbark Oak (Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus) while working in the vicinity of the Cascades Dam. Prior to this discovery, a single site was known in the park for the shrub form - Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides. Congby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>The aspen are beginning to turn at the higher elevations.</HTML>by eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite Valley firefighters were dispatched to investigate a report of smoke in the women's restroom at the Huff House concession employee housing area near Curry Village on September 8. This is a temporary housing area set up after the 1997 flood to house concession employees. The first units to arrive confirmed that smoke was issuing from the building. Yosemite Concession Servicesby eeek - General Discussion
<HTML>Yosemite NP (CA) - There was a slight increase in activity on the Wolf Fire on Monday due to drying conditions. If conditions permit, sum burnout operations may take place to reduce the amount of unburned fuel within the perimeter of the fire. Precautionary measures continue to be maintained around structures in the White Wolf Lodge area. A spot fire east of the Harden Lake Road is beby eeek - General Discussion